The US and four other countries announced a new alliance for the sake of common prosperity, the Russians began to save on perfumes and cosmetics, but the market for carbonated drinks in Russia is growing rapidly, and RB continues to monitor key events in the world and Russia. markets in the context of the 122nd day of the Ukrainian conflict.
World
- The United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have announced the formation of a new alliance, Partners in the Blue Pacific. The purpose of the association is "to deepen cooperation in areas such as climate, communications and transportation, maritime security, health, prosperity and education."
- Greece announced a temporary suspension of the issuance of visas to Russians at its consulates in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Novorossiysk from June 27. Representatives of the visa center said the problem was technical, but did not name the time of the resumption of work. However, later on Saturday, the Consulate General withdrew the suspension order.
- The International Monetary Fund considers a recession in the United States inevitable and updates the forecast: GDP growth rates will decrease in 2024 from the current 2.9% to 0.8%.
- European Commission Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said that 12 EU countries were completely or partially left without Russian gas.
Russia
- Russia increases the production of carbonated drinks: The Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies reports that in the first three weeks of June, domestic companies produced 178 million bottles (about 200 million liters), which represents an increase of 63 % compared to April.
- Russians began to buy fewer perfumes and cosmetics due to rising prices, narrowing the range and the need to save money: turnover in June decreased by 12%.
- The Financial Times named the most popular destination for digital nomads to move from Russia. IT professionals are increasingly choosing Latin American countries to live and do business. The main reason for the growth in interest is the "eased entry rules".
Business
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The Bell has learned that Avito's Dutch owner is preventing the sale of the VK advertising service. The company has been looking for classified buyers since May, but wants to find someone further out of state.
- MTS announced the name of the new Vice President of Infrastructure Development: from July 1, it will be the former director of DataLine Yuri Samoilov. Also at the board meeting, chairman Felix Yevtushenkov and his deputy Regina von Flemming were re-elected.
- Russian kicksharing services Whoosh, Urent, Karusel and lite plan to significantly increase their rental scooter fleets.
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Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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